It was waiting for me in the 7.
I've been having an intermittent problem with the air conditioning unit draining onto the drivers footwell, rather than out under the car.
I usually cover the 7 with a dust cover, as the eaves of my shed are open, & in dry windy weather, it can get dusty. To ensure the thing was aired out & any moisture was dried out, I have been leaving the sunroof open, & a window down, & no cover. That was my mistake.
The eaves are open enough to let insects in to the shed. One which is a real nuisance is a wasp that makes a nest of mud to lay it's eggs in. They will build in any pipe left open, even fuel & water overflow pipes, but also build large blob nests where walls meet eaves etc. The young dig their way out when they hatch.
I have not been using the 7, waiting for the air con people to arrange a time to fix the drain. Today was cool enough to not want to run the air con, so I took the 7 for a run. There was dirt on the passengers seat, & the footwell. I could not imagine where it could have come from, but the first pothole told me.
A small shower of dirt/dust came down from the sun visor. When I pulled it down I found a wasp mud near about 6" long 2" wide & an 1" high between the visor & the windscreen frame/head lining. I really felt my car had been violated by these dame insects.
A couple had hatched, & it was the residue of them digging out that was on my seat. After cleaning the car, I smashed the nest on the grass in front of the house. My flock of magpies & the one of butcher birds had a bit of a squabble over dozen or so grubs that were growing in it.
The joys of tropical living.
Hasbeen
